The cacophony following the Supreme Court’s verdict setting aside the Delhi High Court’s 2009 judgment on Section 377 that decriminalized gay sex has generated more heat than light. Till one makes a proper study of the judgment some points may be made to counter the misinformation dominating the public discourse, … Read More
The immediate consequence of the drubbing the Congress received in the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh elections, with Delhi hung and Mizoram a minor solace, is the rush to anoint Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi as the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 general election. At one level this is … Read More
Some interesting takeaways from the mini-general election for which counting is now almost over are, first and most surprising, that Doordarshan News has been fastest and most unbiased in giving the state-wise updates of the election results, even as news channels generally considered more popular have dragged their feet over … Read More
The Supreme Court has been at the centre of an invisible maelstrom since the Chief Justice of India constituted a three-judge panel last month to look into allegations of harassment of a legal intern by a former judge of the court. Many things about the case have caused serious disquiet … Read More
In possibly his first letter to the Prime Minister after his controversial request not to gift Sir Creek to Pakistan on the eve of the Gujarat Assembly elections in December 2012, Narendra Modi has urged Dr Manmohan Singh to drop the contentious Prevention of Communal Violence (Access to Justice and … Read More
The Assembly elections are turning into a mini-referendum on national perception towards the Congress-dominated United Progressive Alliance at the Centre, with the party heading for defeat in four out of the five States where polling ended today, according to indications in the exit polls. Indeed, the television channels and survey … Read More
Not a single problem resulting from the deadly methyl isocyanate (MiC) gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984 has been resolved despite the lapse of 29 years since the tragedy that caused 4000 immediate deaths occurred. Though victims … Read More
On Wednesday, December 4, the Supreme Court will decide the much sought return of the sacred Nataraj temple at Chidambaram to its traditional custodians, the Podu Dikshitars. The Chidambaram temple, where Shiva eternally dances the dance of creation that maintains the stability of the worlds, is a major landmark of … Read More
In the rape controversy involving former editor Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka ignored the Vishaka guidelines under which the victim asked managing editor Shoma Chaudhary to set up an internal probe. When no action was taken in the November 7 and 8 episodes and the matter regarded as settled with Tejpal’s six … Read More
In a derisive, yet combative mood, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi simultaneously challenged the Congress-led UPA coalition in Delhi and the Sheila Dixit Government in the city on multiple counts of bad governance, corruption, mismanagement of the economy, and of Modi-baiting as a ruse to dodge public accountability and distract … Read More
